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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
EASTERN CAROLINA BBQ THROW DOWN
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 2010 marks the 3rd annual celebration of the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down,
sponsored by the City of Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation Department and the Nash County Visitors
Bureau; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down is the main event held at the 291
h Annual
Down East Festival of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, this competition will bring together competitors from across the nation to compete
for winning titles in poultry, pork ribs, pork shoulder, and beef brisket categories; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down attracts more than 40,000 attendees from all
over the State of North Carolina and the country with fun activities for the entire family, main stage
entertainment attractions, over 100 arts & crafts vendors, and the reputation as a nationally sanctioned
barbecue contest; and
WHEREAS, this event shall be known as a North Carolina State Barbecue Championship;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim October 8-9,2010, as the "EASTERN CAROLINA BBQ THROW DOWN" in
North Carolina and urge all citizens to commend its observance.
BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-fifth day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand
ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
EASTERN CAROLINA BBQ THROW DOWN
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 2010 marks the 3rd annual celebration of the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down,
sponsored by the City of Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation Department and the Nash County Visitors
Bureau; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down is the main event held at the 291
h Annual
Down East Festival of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, this competition will bring together competitors from across the nation to compete
for winning titles in poultry, pork ribs, pork shoulder, and beef brisket categories; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down attracts more than 40,000 attendees from all
over the State of North Carolina and the country with fun activities for the entire family, main stage
entertainment attractions, over 100 arts & crafts vendors, and the reputation as a nationally sanctioned
barbecue contest; and
WHEREAS, this event shall be known as a North Carolina State Barbecue Championship;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim October 8-9,2010, as the "EASTERN CAROLINA BBQ THROW DOWN" in
North Carolina and urge all citizens to commend its observance.
BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-fifth day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand
ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.